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Rutgers The State University Postdoctoral Associate in Personalized Medicine - Torres in New Brunswick, New Jersey
Position Details
| Recruitment/Posting Title | Postdoctoral Associate in Personalized Medicine - Torres |
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| Department | SAS - Psychology |
| Salary | Commensurate With Experience |
| Posting Summary | The Sensory Motor Integration Lab (SMIL) seeks two postdoctoral research associates who are interested in conducting cognitive and behavioral neuroscience research with a focus on personalized digital biomarkers design, with applications to clinical trials and remote behavioral research.*This is a grant-funded position. |
| Position Status | Full Time |
| Posting Number | 23FA1320 |
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| Minimum Education and Experience | Minimal education requires PhD and clinical experience, preferably in the field of developmental disabilities and autism spectrum disorders. Clinical degree and ADOS certification ideal but not required. |
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| Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities | The successful applicants would be expected to take a substantial role in a clinical trial acquiring data remotely, curating it, and analyzing it under close mentoring from participating physicians, research scientists, and the lab's PI. In addition, the successful applicant will participate in relevant conferences to develop a strong networking capacity and benefit from interactions with the medical and brain research community on campus. |
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| Overview | The one-year funded position (with the possibility of extending it to two years) will prepare the scientists for a career in translational science with a focus on personalized medicine. Training on the design of biometrics and biomarkers is combined with curricular activities involving remote data acquisition, app development/use, and networking in clinical settings. The Postdoctoral Associates will be able to interact with other researchers in the rich environment of the Rutgers University Center for Cognitive Science, the Psychology Department, and the Center for Biomedicine Imaging and Modeling of the Computer Science Department. The successful applicants will have access to advanced computing facilities including the Rutgers AMAREL cluster and state-of-the-art motion captions systems at the SMIL. Training opportunities to develop new skills in data science with a focus on translational medicine applied to contemporary open research problems in autism are also available. This research program is individually tailored to achieve specific goals considering the associate's prior background and interests in future career path. The Postdoctoral Associates will have an opportunity to learn cutting edge methodology for behavioral and cognitive neuroscience within the realm of embodied cognition and translational science in psychiatry and neurology.Rutgers University is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse, cooperative work environment. Women, members of under-represented minority groups and individuals with physical disabilities are encouraged to apply.Please contact Elizabeth B Torres, PhD (ebtorres@psych.rutgers.edu) if you have any questions. |
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| Special Instructions to Applicants | Applicants selected for an interview will be asked to provide three letters of reference. |
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| Quick Link to Posting | https://jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/217246 |
| Campus | Rutgers University-New Brunswick |
| Home Location Campus | Busch (RU-New Brunswick) |
| City | Piscataway |
| State | NJ |
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